Nan Ming Sun Never Sets

Chapter 188 Gu Yanwu and Fu Qingzhu

In order to guard Shanghai, Bai Mingxiu directly recruited a regiment-sized garrison.In addition, he also recruited a group of engineers and workers from the system. The number was only a few hundred, but at least it was able to allow them to produce and repair ordnance in Shanghai without the need for a lot of trouble to transport it from Guangdong or even Australia. .

His Royal Highness boarded the battleship again, entered the mouth of the Yangtze River, went upstream, and pointed his sword at Yingtianfu.

Although the Yangtze River is a big river, the water depth is still limited. It is difficult for a large warship of the class such as the Donghai Ironclad Ship to navigate in the Yangtze River Estuary and some downstream sections.The navy has naturally considered this issue, so the warships entering the Yangtze River are all ships with relatively shallow drafts.The large troop carriers (cutter-type East India merchant ships) that transported soldiers were transferred to smaller ships on the Yangtze River.

It took some time to conscript the boats, Bai Mingxiu couldn't wait, and ordered the warships to enter the Yangtze River first.When the fleet sailed to Chongming, the Ming army discovered that someone's boat had capsized and fell into the water, so they rescued the person who fell into the water. After asking their identities, they found that there were actually two famous people.

The three men, who were no longer young, knelt on the ground crying and crying. Because they had just been pulled out of the river, their hair and beards were wet, and it was impossible to tell whether their faces were tears or river water.

"Heaven is so pitiful, I finally got to see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the years of wandering are not in vain, Daming still has hope after all!" The uncle who spoke had a bald head, obviously he had recently shaved his braids.He was supposed to be wearing a towel, but the towel was washed away after falling into the water.

Another uncle of his age was dressed as a Taoist priest, probably because of this, he preserved his hair and his reputation.

"The minister Gu Yanwu kowtowed to the crown prince to supervise the country."

"The poor Taoist Fu Shan kowtowed to the prince to supervise the country."

Bai Mingxiu was not only pleasantly surprised, he didn't expect to save a few people who fell into the water, and there were actually two big bulls inside.

Among the three great thinkers at the end of the Ming Dynasty, Wang Fuzhi had fled from Hunan to Guangdong before. Now he is a figure in the official propaganda front of Nanming, and he expresses his views on new learning in the "Guosheng" magazine every day.After Bai Mingxiu arrived in Ningbo, he also knew that Huang Zongxi was in Yuyao, but Huang Zongxi did not come to see him in person. Instead, his students Wan Sitong, Wan Sida and others defected. Lin Yidang didn't respond at all.

Now, Gu Yanwu, an enlightenment thinker who was supposed to be traveling in the north and wrote "Book of the World's Commanderies and Countries' Benefits and Diseases" and "Rizhilu", unexpectedly appeared in front of his eyes.

And the other Fu Shan is not an ordinary person.If you change the name, more people will know about it. Fu Qingzhu is also one of the protagonists in Liang Yusheng's novel "Seven Swords Under Tianshan".This Fu Qingzhu, like Gu Yanwu, is also knowledgeable. He is a master of Taoism in the late Ming Dynasty, and he has deep attainments in philosophy, medicine, inner alchemy, Confucianism, Buddhism, poetry, calligraphy, painting, gold and stone, martial arts, and textual research. Because of his martial arts skills, he acted quite chivalrously, and became a hero in many martial arts novels in later generations.Fu Qingzhu once participated in the Anti-Qing Dynasty. In order to avoid shaving his hair, he even became a Taoist priest. He called himself Zhuyi Taoist to remember the former dynasty.

The third person who was rescued together, Bai Mingxiu, had never heard of fame, but he was a hero.This person's name is Meng Shinan, a member of Yingtian Mansion, he has some reputation in Jiangnan martial arts, and he is good at using big guns.When the Qing army invaded the south of the Yangtze River, Meng Shinan contacted the righteous men in the south of the Yangtze River to rebel, but failed due to being outnumbered.Except for the old mother, the family was rescued, and dozens of other members including the wife and children were killed.Later, Meng Shinan met Gu Yanwu, took Gu Yanwu as his teacher, and traveled with Gu Yanwu all the time, secretly launching wars against the Qing Dynasty.

Bai Mingxiu personally helped the three people up, very moved, and said: "I have always wanted to visit Mr. Tinglin (Gu Yanwu), and ask him to come out of the mountain and serve the country to fight against the Tartars. It is just that Mr. Tinglin once It was a pity to visit the Xiaoling Mausoleum a few years ago, and then traveled to the north. Mr. Qingzhu also fought for the Qing Dynasty and was imprisoned. Cixuan thought that Mr. Tinglin was in Shanxi. Together."

Gu Yanwu sighed: "Unexpectedly, Your Highness is very clear about the grassland people in the wilderness. Is it true that His Highness is a man from heaven? Since the beginning of the year, I heard that His Highness and the King of Jin defeated the traitor Wu Sangui in Burma. I am delighted." Ruo Kuang. When I heard that the crown prince had returned to Guangdong in the middle of the year, I was so excited that I immediately left behind the mundane affairs and took Shinan to the south. I met Qingzhu on the way, and it was like old friends at first sight. A man of lofty ideals, I made some preparations for Your Highness to attack the south of the Yangtze River in the future. I didn't expect that a useless scholar, not only failed to show off, but fell into the water on the river, troubled the prince not only to save the country, but also to save me, a useless person. guy."

Bai Mingxiu couldn't help shaking his head, and said: "Mr. Tinglin's words are serious, you are all loyal people who have devoted themselves to the country, Cixuan should thank you all here."

Fu Shan said with emotion: "I thought that the great power of Ming Dynasty was over, but after all, God favored me and the crown prince was born. Pindao and Mr. Ting Lin had expected that His Highness would attack Jiangnan within two or three years, but they did not expect that at this time The master of the Ming Dynasty has come from the sea, the prince has captured Ningbo and Hangzhou, and his sword is pointing to Beijing."

Meng Shinan is a member of Ying Tianfu, and he was very excited, saying: "If Nanjing is restored, there is hope for the restoration of the Ming Dynasty!"

Bai Mingxiu said with a smile: "The three of you might as well join our army and watch our Ming Dynasty Restoration Army break through the city and take back the old capital."

Yingtianfu is definitely an iconic city. The Ming Dynasty was a dynasty with two capitals. Nanjing has always been the capital, and even retained a complete set of imperial court system, which belongs to the backup of Shuntianfu.More importantly, this is the capital of Taizu Zhu Yuanzhang, and Zhu Yuanzhang's mausoleum is in Nanjing.The capture of Nanjing will be a very important milestone in the Ming and Qing wars, and it will also greatly change the views of the general public among ordinary people.

In the hearts of people like Gu Yanwu, after capturing Nanjing and pacifying the south of the Yangtze River, the Ming Dynasty at least has the strength to rule the river with the Qing court, so the dynasty they support can still occupy sufficient Chinese orthodoxy.With the prince's hard work and talents, it is also possible to completely defeat the wild boar skin in the future, establish the Central Plains, and restore the boundaries of the Ming Dynasty.

From a certain point of view, intellectuals like Gu Yanwu and Fu Qingzhu regarded Bai Mingxiu as Liu Xiu, Emperor Guangwu of the Han Dynasty.Now, although the Ming Dynasty has experienced the crisis of almost subjugating the country, finally the Nanming court has undergone a complete change of blood, and the internal fighting has disappeared. Li Dingguo and others are unified under the banner of Prince Jianguo, and they continue to grow.

　In this chapter, Meng Shinan, a book friend who created a dragon set, appeared

　　
　
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